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Patented July 12, 1932 UNITED STATS OTTO H. KRAFT, OF DENVER, COLORADOASH CONTAINER Application filed November 12, 1928. Serial No. 318,739.

The present invention relates to an ash container which has for itsprime object to provide a structure which permits ashes to beconveniently carried from a dwelling house to an ashpit or the likewithout the annoyance of the dissemination of ash dust and the like asusually occurs with an ordinary container.

A still further very important object of 19 the invention resides in theprovision of an ash container of this nature which is formed with abottom having an opening therein, and an inclined false bottom leadingto the opening and a closure plate slidable on the hot tom so that theopening may be closed and opened in an easy and expeditious manner.

A still further very important object of the invention resides in theprovision of an ash container of this nature which is ex- 29 ceedinglysimple in its construction, strong and durable, inexpensive tomanufacture, easy to manipulate, compact and convenient in itsarrangement of parts, thoroughly efiicient and reliable in use andotherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features ofconstruction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a side elevation of the container embodying the features ofmy invention showing portions in section, and

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 ofFigure 1,

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the numeral 5denotes a bottom which adjacent one end is provided with an opening 6.End walls 7 and 8 rise from the ends of the bottom 5 and side walls 9rise from the sides thereof and these end and side Walls are connectedtogether to form the corners of the container in any preferred manner.

The upper ends of the side walls 9 are formed to provide grooves 11 toslidably receive side edges of a lid 12 provided at one end with ahandle 14:. An inverted U-shaped bail handle 15 is pivotally engaged atits extremities to the upper portions of the side walls 9 as at 16 andis utilized for carrying the container. A false bottom 17 is disposedbetween the side walls 9 and inclines downwardly from an intermediateportion of the end wall 7 to a point adjacent the opening 6 of thebottom 5 and spaced above said bottom and has for its purpose to directthe ashes toward the opening 6 when the container is being emptied.Slideways 18 are formed at the bottoms of the side walls 9 to slidablyreceive the side edges of a closure plate 19 which slidably rests on thebottom 5 and may he slid over the opening 6 to close the same and may bemoved under the bottom edge of the end wall 7 and has an exterior handle20 for the manipulation thereof.

A handle 21 is provided on the outside of the wall 7 adjacent the lowerend thereof so that when the container is supported by one hand with thebail handle 15, the other hand may be engaged with the handle 21 to tiltthe container to assist in emptying the ashes out through the opening 6When the closure plate 19 is open. I

This ash container is to be used for carrying ashes from the furnace ofa dwelling house to the ashpit located at the rear of the premises. Theashes are deposited in the containerby shovel or otherwise, from thefurnace through the opening provided by the sliding lid on top of thecontainer. The sliding lid isthenclosed making an airtight container,and the container filled with ashes is then carried to the rear ashpitand placed on top of the ashpit in such a manner that the hole oropening in the bottom of the conta'iner is immediately above the hole inthe ashpit. V

The bottom slide closure plate is then pulled out allowing the ashes toempty into the ashpit. The purpose of this arrangement is to permit thecarrying of ashes in windy weather without allowing the ashes to beblown and scattered as they usually are ,00

when an ordinary open container is used.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the false, inclined wall 17terminates close to the hole 6 so that the ashes will drain cleanly;also, that the closure plate 19 slides directly over the stationarybottom 5 and depends on said stationary bottom for its support. Normallythe closure plate 19 covers the hole 6.so that in effect the stationarybottom 5 on which the closure plate 19 is nor- 10 mally superimposedsustains the weight of I the ashes.

It is thought that the construction, utility and advantages of thisinvention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this artwithout a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed inconsiderable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since inactual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and inthe combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to Withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafterclaimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

In a container for the purpose described, and in combination, a body ofrectangular form in horizontal section having a bottom with an openingtherein adjacent one end thereof, side walls and end walls fixed withrespect to each other and said bottom, the lower end of one end wallbeing slightly spaced above the bottom, retaining-flanges on the sidewalls and spaced above said bottom,

and an inclined false bottom arranged between and fixed to the sidewalls and to one end wall and extending from anintermediate portion inthe height of said end wall to the adjacent portion of the opening inthe bottom, and a horizontal closure plate supported on the bottom andslidable between the bottom and said retaining flanges and through thespace between one end wall and the bottom and adapted in one position toclose the said opening in the bottom wall and in another position toleave said opening free, said closure plate having one end normallyprojecting beyond the end wall that is spaced above the bottom.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature.

OTTO H. KRAFT.

